Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Chesterfield, Goochland and Powhatan Counties

Source: NOAA · Central Virginia

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NOAA issued it on July 13, 2026, 5 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).

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NWS Wakefield has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northwestern Chesterfield, southeastern Goochland and central Powhatan counties in Virginia until 6:30 PM EDT.

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Record type
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Affected area
Central Virginia
Issued
July 13, 2026
Issuing authority
NWS Wakefield VA

Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.

Record status: historical. It was issued 5 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central Virginia.

Alert Details

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning (SVW) has been issued by the National Weather Service in Wakefield VA. The alert is effective from June 14, 2026 at 5:53 PM EDT until June 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM EDT.

Affected Areas

The warning covers northwestern Chesterfield County, southeastern Goochland County, and central Powhatan County in central Virginia. Locations impacted include Powhatan, Bon Air, Tuckahoe, Sabot, Manakin, Goodwins Store, Flat Rock, Crozier, Pilkinton, Midlothian, Subletts, Fine Creek Mills, Holly Hills, Clayville, Genito, and Worshams.

What You Should Do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Move indoors immediately. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Please report severe weather by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.

Expected Conditions

At 5:53 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Powhatan, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard includes 60 mph wind gusts and hail up to 0.75 inches. Expect damage to trees and powerlines.

Timeline

The warning is in effect until 6:30 PM EDT on June 14, 2026.

Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗

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NWS Wakefield has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northwestern Chesterfield, southeastern Goochland and central Powhatan counties in Virginia until 6:30 PM EDT.
Which agency issued this alert?
This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
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This alert is classified as "high" severity. Take precautions and monitor for updates.
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